Americans want fun and pleasure without pain or inconvenience. In its more innocent form, it materializes as Diet Coke or fat free chocolate. But the whole sexual revolution was about having the fun of sex without those “pesky” babies.

Now it seems some women really do want babies after all – just without any crying or poopy diapers.

From ABC7 Washington:

Many people like to stop and play with newborn babies, but now some adult women are playing house with fake babies.

Some women are even going as far as taking day trips with the fake babies to the park, out to eat, and even hosting birthday parties for them.

Forty-nine-year-old Linda is married with no children of her own. Now, she says she feels like a mother because she has Reborns — dolls made to look and feel like the real thing.

“It’s not a crazy habit, like, you know, drinking, or some sort of, something that’s going to hurt you. It’s like a hobby.and it doesn’t really hurt anybody,” Linda said.

These women are paying big bucks for this hobby, from $100 to a few thousand dollars. For Reborn owner Lachelle Moore, the fake babies fill a void.

“What’s so wonderful about Reborns is that, um, they’re forever babies,” said Moore, who has grown children and grandchildren. “There’s no college tuition, no dirty diapers… just the good part of motherhood,” she added.

This is a world that considers only one thing verboten: any redemptive purpose from suffering or struggle. Pain or difficulty must be defeated at all costs. Chores are just icky! It’s as if they all wish they had a nanny like the moviestars do, so they could have real babies to hold and kiss, but not to actually love them enough to help them.

Hat tip: The Corner.